Swimming & Diving
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rfujan@ia.ua.edu
- Phone:
- 205-348-0977
Reed Fujan joined head coach Coley Stickels' inaugural Crimson Tide staff as an assistant coach in June 2019.
During his first season as part of the Alabama staff, The Tide enjoyed phenomenal success, qualifying 24 student-athletes for the NCAA Championships, earning 57 All-America honors, winning a league-best nine SEC titles, setting SEC records in four different events and breaking 23 school records over the five days of the SEC Championships.
Fujan also helped Kensey McMahon to an amazing sophomore season during which she swam away with the SEC 1,650 freestyle, winning by more than seven seconds, destroyed the school 500, 1,000 and 1,650 freestyle marks and earned the No. 2 seed in the mile heading into the NCAA Championship that were eventually canceled due to the global Corona Virus pandemic.
"Reed is one of the best young coaches in the nation and we're excited to have him here with us," Stickels said. "Not only is a great technical coach, but he does an amazing job evaluating talent and potential, which is crucial on the recruiting trail."
A 2017 graduate of Notre Dame, Fujan served as a volunteer assistant at Indiana while Stickels was the Hoosiers' associate head coach. The Hoosiers won their second-consecutive Big Ten Championship and finished third at the NCAA Championships while Fujan was part of the staff. Fujan went on to serve as head coach of St. John's University swimming and diving during the 2018-19 season.
Prior to embarking on a coaching career, Fujan swam for Notre Dame, serving as co-captain his senior season. A two-time Academic All-ACC honoree, he earned a degree in management consulting major in 2017. A three-time All-American, he clocked the second-fastest 200 freestyle time in Notre Dame history during his career. He earned the Irish's Most Improved award and the Charles Blanchard award as a sophomore.
A native of Byron, Minn., Fujan was a three-time Minnesota state champion while competing for the Rochester Swim Club Orcas. He earned the team's most valuable award from 2010-13.
